April 25, 2023 — Lawrence/Geist

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‘No parking’ signs going up in neighborhoods

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school is in session.

The ordinance allows temporary parking for taxis, rideshare vehicles and delivery vehicles, and residents and their visitors can request parking permits from the city to avoid getting a ticket.

PARKING

Signs have started going up in neighborhoods around Lawrence schools, warning that anyone parking there who isn’t a resident will be ticketed.

It’s the city’s response to a growing problem of parents using those neighborhoods to drop off and pick up their children from school, rather than waiting in the established line at the school.

Thomas Casey is the HOA president for Watson Farms near Fall Creek Valley Middle School. He said the problem started around three years ago.

“Some parents have decided that they don’t want to wait in line at the school for pickup, so they’ve been parking in our streets, blocking our driveways,” he said. “None of those people live in our neighborhood. There has been property damage (and) physical fights between parents jockeying for position.”

Casey said the problem has gotten worse over the past few years, with more and more parents using the neighborhood as a drop-off zone, and more parents driving their kids to school rather than sending them on a bus. He said some streets in the neighborhood already had a bit of a parking crunch, so the added cars during school pickup and drop-off times were making the situation much worse.

Casey added that it’s a safety concern for the kids who have to cross busy roads to get to the neighborhood from the school.

And once they’re in the neighborhoods — because they’re kids — they’re taking shortcuts.

“Kids are walking through yards and through (areas with) retention ponds,” he said. “Or (they encounter) a dog on an electric fence. We’ve had two dog attacks behind my home. One kid got his leg mangled.”

Neighbors petitioned the city to take action, and last fall the Lawrence Common Council approved an ordinance restricting parking in certain neighborhoods throughout the city to residents and approved visitors only. Signs recently started going up in Watson Farms, Casey said, and the city confirmed that it’s in the process of placing signs in affected neighborhoods.

The ordinance specifically targets vehicles “stopping, standing and parking within 2,000 feet of a school.” It will be enforced between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays while

Lawrence Deputy Mayor David Hofmann said in an email that the city will work with the homeowner associations to determine the need for parking permits.

“Under no circumstances will residents in the affected area where the signs are placed (nor any of their visitors) receive a ticket related to this new ordinance, nor will they be required to pay for a parking pass,” he said.

Hofmann said that since this is a new law, enforcement initially will be in the form of warnings.

“Our goal is not to fine and ticket,” he said in the email. “Our goal is to improve the quality of life for the residents in the nearby neighborhood who are being unfairly and negatively affected by this practice of drop-offs and pick-ups. The school is the place for that. Nobody wants the street in front of their home to look like a traffic jam twice a day. If, after a reasonable amount of time, the problem persists by drivers who knowingly and intentionally violate the ordinance, then a ticket might be the result. Each situation will be unique.”

Casey said he doesn’t want warnings. He wants violators to be ticketed right away.

“If they get a warning, they’ll just come back,” he said. “The school has a nice, organized line with cones, and people can pick their kids up there.”

City of Lawrence awarded $1 million for roads

By Leila Kheiry leila@youarecurrent.com

The City of Lawrence received $1 million in matching grant funds through the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings program.

forward to each year. The hard work and dedication of local entities to secure these funds and make improvements in their communities does not go unnoticed.”

ROADWORK

The state announced April 12 that 224 Hoosier communities were awarded a combined total of $133.4 million through the program, which focuses on improving transportation infrastructure at the local level.

“Safe, modern infrastructure at the local level makes Indiana’s transportation network stronger,” INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith stated. “Partnering with locals on these projects is something INDOT looks

The City of Lawrence qualified for the award for several consecutive years . During a recent town hall meeting, Director of Engineering Sri Venugopalan said streets are chosen for repaving based on a rating system, with the worst streets getting priority.

According to the city website, the grant funds will help pave:

• Franklin Road from Pendleton Pike to 56th Street

• 50th Street from Richardt Avenue to Mitchner Avenue

• 51st Street from Richardt Avenue to 50th Street

• Elmhurst Drive from of 49th Street to 52nd Street

• Longworth Avenue from 47th Street to 49th Street

• Sadlier Drive from 49th Street to 50th Street

• 49th Street from Longworth Avenue to Franklin Road

• 49th Street from Elmhurst Drive to Sadlier Drive

According to the state announcement, communities submitted projects for the competitive grant program in January, and applications were evaluated based on need, current conditions, safety impacts and economic development. Depending on the size of the community, they need to contribute up to half of the cost of a proposed project.

This screenshot of a map shows how close the Watson Farms neighborhood is to Fall Creek Valley Middle School. (GoogleMaps screenshot)

McCordsville resident goes from homeless to top seller

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com

Kyle Morris has built his career around helping clients buy, sell and improve their homes, a journey that began soon after he found himself without one.

ACHIEVEMENT

Seven years ago, Morris was living in his parents’ van after years of deception and half-hearted attempts at rehab from a drug addiction led to his wife kicking him out. Now, the McCordsville resident is among the top agents at the F.C. Tucker Company office in Midtown Carmel, where he employs a team of three others in the Morris Property Group who are also in long-term recovery.

‘DIMINISHING RETURNS’

Morris, 44, grew up in Martinsville with a father who lost a leg in the Vietnam War and a mother who battled worsening effects of multiple sclerosis. Like many other students he knew, he dabbled in alcohol and smoking in high school, but when he attended Indiana University he was introduced to opiates and soon began using

them almost daily. He had always been good at flying under the radar, he said, and it helped him hide his drug use.

He failed out of the school after receiving poor grades as a freshman. When he went back, he had “autocorrected” and received good grades, graduating with a degree in telecommunications.

After college, Morris worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative and in veteran

affairs. He had started buying stronger opiates, and eventually the pressure of constantly needing to obtain them began to affect his work. At one point, he began going to a methadone clinic, which helped for a couple of years.

“The problem is, I never did the treatment part. I just did the medicine part,” Morris said. “The medicine only works for a certain amount of time if you don’t actually work on yourself. It becomes diminishing returns.”

Morris continued his half-hearted attempts to battle his addiction, attending a suboxone clinic but never addressing the root issues within himself. He continued using opiates, failed drug tests and left the clinic. Suffering the extreme effects of suboxone withdrawal, he began buying drugs off the street, which led to his first experience with heroin. Soon, he was using 3 grams a day, and his work and home life began to suffer.

‘SOBER OUT OF SPITE’

At this point, Morris knew he had to try something different. So, he entered a longterm residential program through Fairbanks.

“It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever

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done. I learned what recovery really looked like, and I saw people having fun,” Morris said.

After leaving, Morris went home — instead of into sober living, as recommended — and made it 88 days sober, the longest stretch since he first tried opiates as a college freshman. But soon, he began using daily, and his wife took him back to Fairbanks. This time, he entered the program with a different mindset.

“I got sober out of spite. I was like, ‘I’m getting divorced. Everybody’s given up on me. I’m going to get sober to prove everybody wrong,’” he said.

While in sober living, Morris began taking real estate classes. He wanted a career with a schedule flexible enough for him to attend meetings and do what it would take to remain sober, and he launched his business soon after moving back home.

The formula is working. For the last two years, his team has sold the most homes of any in his office, and is on track for another strong showing this year. But for Morris, that’s only a bonus. He’s most proud of how his career has helped him remain sober and provided him an opportunity to help others fighting the same battle.

Kyle Morris overcame drug addiction to become a top agent for F.C. Tucker. (Photo by Adam Seif)

LAWRENCE

ENHANCING SURFACES. THAT’S OUR FORTE.

Project: Road resurfacing

Location:75th Street from Sunnyside Road to Indian Lake Road; 79th Street from east approach of bridge over Fall Creek to Sunnyside Road; Shadeland Way from Shadeland Way West Drive to south of 56th Street; All roads within the Chesapeake subdivision

CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION

Expected completion: End of April

Project: Water main replacement

Location: 46th Street (between Franklin Road and Shadeland Avenue); Richardt Ave (between 46th and 56th streets); Woodcroft Ave. (between 46th and 47th); Elmhurst Dr. (between 46th and 47th); Kingman Dr (from 47th south to dead end); McGuire Court (46th north to dead end)

Expected completion: End of summer

Project: Sewer main replacement

Location: 50th Street between Franklin Road and Normal Avenue

Expected completion: End of June

FISHERS

Project: 106th Street & Kincaid Drive

Location: Construction of center curb on 106th Street and intersection improvement at 106th Street & Kincaid Drive to modify to a right-in/right-out entrance starts in April.

Expected completion: August 2023

Project: Roundabout preconstruction at 106th and Hoosier Road

Location: 106th Street and Hoosier Road. Utility relocation is taking place now for the project, which goes out to bid this spring.

Expected completion: To be determined.

Project: Ind. 37 Improvement Project

Location: Ind. 37 and 141st Street. A preconstruction phase is in place. During this phase, 141st Street will have a temporary Right-In-Right-Out traffic configuration.

Expected completion: The full timeline for the 141st Street interchange will be provided after project bids are accepted in the Summer of 2023.

Project: Nickel Plate Trail

Location: The remaining paving work from 96th Street to 106th Street is underway, and construction crews are working to clear and prep the area for paving.

Expected completion: Fall of 2023.

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COMMUNITY

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‘CRIMES OF THE HEART’ CLOSES WEEKEND OF MAY 5

Lawrence Theater at the Fort’s presentation of The Belfry Theater’s production, “Crimes of the Heart” finishes up the weekend of May 5-7. This dramedy features the Magrath sisters in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. One is unmarried, another a failed singer back from California, and the youngest is out on parole for shooting her husband. Performances are 7:30 p.m. May 5 and 6; and 2 p.m. May 6 and 7. For tickets, go to artsforlawrence.org/tickets.

MOTHER’S DAY POP-UP CARD MAKING CLASS PLANNED

Arts For Lawrence visual arts center at 8970 Otis Ave. is offering a card-making class just

in time for Mother’s Day. Instructor Cheryl Lorance will lead participants through creating a unique handmade Mother’s Day pop-up card. All ages are welcome, but participants must be able to handle scissors. The registration fee of $35 includes materials. To register, go to artsforlawrence.org/vac.

FIESTA LAWRENCE SET FOR MAY 13

The City of Lawrence’s annual Fiesta Lawrence celebration of Latino culture will be May 13th at the Fort Ben Cultural Campus, 8920 Otis Ave. Vendor applications are open for those who wish to have a booth at the celebration, and volunteers are needed. To sign up, go to visitlawrenceindiana.com/ events/fiestalawrence.

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Lawrence Township School Foundation marks 40 years

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com

The Lawrence Township School Foundation has provided access and opportunities for Lawrence students for 40 years and recently celebrated its four decades of service.

NONPROFIT

Established in 1983, the foundation was built on a vision to provide students and teachers in the Lawrence Township district funding for programs not supported by tax dollars. More than $8.2 million has been contributed over the years, according to the foundation.

The resources and opportunities LTSF provide are made possible through donations. Throughout the year, it runs many programs that community members can donate to, such as LTMomsCare and the Honor an Educator program. It also hosts fundraising events for the community.

In March, LTSF celebrated its 40th anniversary during the There’s No Place Like Lawrence Township fundraiser. Attendance was an all-time high of 751 people. LTSF Executive Director Jenifer Gibbs said the net impact of the event was $45,000, the largest amount the foundation has ever raised in one event.

“It was an incredible, beautiful display of the power of community and their support of students and their commitment to excellence in education,” Gibbs said.

The program helps children from preschool through grade 12. The foundation has a Year-13 program that works to ensure that students are prepared for the next step after high school.

One program that Year-13 offers is the

Historically Black College and University Tour. Students are given a glimpse of what higher education can look like. In early April, Lawrence North and Lawrence Central students visited Tennessee State University through the HBCU Tour program.

Gibbs said the program pulls resources together to provide students with basic needs and programming for hands-on learning experiences. The foundation also works to help fulfill the financial needs of students who would otherwise miss out on academic opportunities.

“We help bridge gaps between education opportunities and students,” Gibbs said. “For instance, if a student got an internship and needs scrubs and needs a scholarship or support to buy those scrubs, we have ways of doing that.”

Upcoming LTSF events include a 5K Prairie Dash at Conner Prairie May 20 that will partially benefit the foundation. And the foundation will host a golf outing-themed fundraiser June 1 at the Old Oakland Golf Club in Indianapolis.

For more about the foundation and events, visit msdltf.org.

Supporters attended the Lawrence Township School Foundation 40-year celebration in March. (Photo courtesy of LTSF)

The area outlined in red will be affected by the City of Lawrence’s planned high-pressure sanitary sewer cleaning starting April 17. (Image courtesy of the City of Lawrence)

Sewer cleaning underway

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UTILITIES

Lawrence residents in the Boulders, Cobblestone and Pebble Brooke subdivisions will be affected by a planned high-pressure sanitary sewer cleaning and video inspections, according to an announcement from the City of Lawrence.

The work will take place 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will last approximately three

The city recommends that residents and businesses in the area make sure toilets are flushed and the lid is down during the work period. High pressure could cause water to splash up from the bowl.

The high pressure also could draw water from the P-traps or J-bends in drains, which could lead to a sewer odor. If that happens, the city recommends running water in the affected drains to refill the traps.

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Mt. Vernon senior proves to be a man for all seasons

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Mt. Vernon High School senior pitcher/ shortstop Eli Bridenthal’s competitiveness extends beyond the baseball diamond.

“Even in fifth-grade recess, the teachers would get mad at me for not passing the ball because I didn’t want to lose,” Bridenthal said.

“I mean, I’ll race you down the hallway just to say I beat you. Some people just don’t like me simply for the fact that I’m too competitive sometimes.”

That competitiveness drove Bridenthal to play football, basketball and baseball throughout high school.

“He is one of the most competitive players I’ve coached in my 20 years as a head coach,” Mt. Vernon baseball coach Brad King said.

As of April 18, Bridenthal, who will play baseball for Xavier University next season, was hitting .432. The 6-foot-2 right-hander had a 2-0 record with a 1.27 earned run av-

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erage for the Marauders (8-2).

“Eli puts in a great deal of time to improve all of his skills,” King said. “Eli is one of the best pitchers in the state, a very solid defensive shortstop, and his athleticism makes him a threat on offense. But his greatest improvement has been as a leader. Eli has been on several successful teams at MVHS, including baseball. Younger players

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see this and realize he understands what it takes to get to the next level of success.”

King said it’s rare these days to see three-sport athletes at larger schools such as Mt. Vernon.

“It’s even more rare to see one who is as skilled as Eli is in those sports,” King said. “He was, and is, not only a starter on each of the teams, but he plays a large role in the success these programs have. Again, this is due to being blessed with great athletic ability and traits, a tremendous work ethic, and a competitive drive to maximize his potential.”

Bridenthal said he enjoyed playing all three sports his entire life.

“I’ve never had an offseason,” he said. “I don’t like sitting around doing nothing. I love individual things about each sport. With basketball, I love the culture. Being in Indiana, there’s nothing like it. Football, you can’t beat Friday night lights. I love everything about baseball.”

Bridenthal invents games to liven up practice.

“We’ll be taking batting practice and I’ll be in the outfield, saying whoever catches the most balls wins,” he said. “It makes my teammates go harder.”

Bridenthal, who played some quarterback and receiver, threw for 422 yards, rushed for 394 yards and caught 41 passes for 622 yards last season.

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In his first two games, Eli Bridenthal has a 2-0 record with 20 strikeouts in 11 innings. (Photo courtesy of Stacy Muffler)

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Baseball league seeks players

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

The Hoosier Adult Baseball league is looking for a few good men — or at least enough to field two more teams. The 48-and-older baseball league is seeking to expand from six teams to eight, league president John Dearth said. The season begins Aug. 1 and ends Oct. 17. There are 12 games in the regular season, followed by the playoffs. All games are played at Grand Park in Westfield.

SPORTS

Dearth, a Carmel resident, said most of the players are from Hamilton County with some from Zionsville and Indianapolis.

“For me, personally, someone who has loved baseball since I can recall at age 4, playing in this league has been some of the most fun I have ever had playing baseball,” Dearth said. “We are there to compete, but our goal is to place a premium on sportsmanship, and fun. I have met some terrific people in the five years this league has been around. Grand Park is a terrific facility, and it helps to make the baseball experience that much better.”

The league was started in 2018 by Todd Eschmann and Dwight Podgurski. Dearth said Eschmann couldn’t play because of an injury. Podgurski was president and Dearth became vice president. When Podgurski moved to Colorado, Dearth became president midway during the 2020 season.

Each team has 12 to 16 players.

“The reason we put a limit on the high side is guys get to play,” Dearth said.,

The oldest league player last year was 76, but the 53-year-old Dearth said most players are in their early to mid-50s.

For more, visit hoosieradultbaseball.com or email jdearth@spectrummtg.net.

Sometimes you don’t need a new roof. Sometimes it’s what’s at the end of your roof that goes first. Bone Dry has become as well known for gutters and downspouts as we have for roofs. So if you’re staring at a waterfall and you’re not on vacation, it’s time to call Bone Dry. You’ll know it in your gutters.

WHEN IT’S TIME TO CALL BONE DRY YOU’LL KNOW IT IN YOUR GUT. AND YOUR GUTTERS.

Carmel resident Scott Metzinger, a former Butler University pitcher, pitches for the Monarchs. (Photo courtesy of John Dearth)

TAKE A BIKE

Fort Harrison State Park a growing destination for cyclists

By Jeff Decker jeff@youarecurrent.com

If he could instantly be transported to a mountain biking destination, Fishers resident Paul Arlinghaus said he would go to North Carolina or Moab, Utah.

But he doesn’t have to travel far to ride trails.

Arlinghaus is about an hour away by bike, or 20 minutes by car, from Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Rd. in Lawrence. The park, which opened in 1996 after Fort Harrison was deactivated by the U.S. Army, has offered wooded bike trails — a short beginners loop and two longer trails totaling just more than 7 miles — for about a decade.

Although not as scenic as the most popular mountain-biking destinations in the U.S., and not as lengthy and challenging as the trails at Brown County State Park, the Fort Harrison State Park trails are the bread and butter of Arlinghaus’ training for mountain bike racing. The 53-yearold mechanical engineer and member of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association, said he rides the park’s trails about 20 times a year.

“That most important trail is always that local trail,” Arlinghaus said. Popular vacation destination trails are nice, “but those trails aren’t as important as using local trails. That’s the trail I’m going to ride throughout the year to keep my skills.”

The Fort Harrison State Park trails — the beginners’ 1.5-mile loop; the 4.2-mile Lawrence Creek Trail, rated as intermediate; and the 3-mile Schoen Creek Trail, rated as expert — have proven popular, especially on weekends and weekday evenings.

Ride at midday during the week, “and you might have the trail to yourself,” Arlinghaus said. But other times the multiuse trails can get crowded, and riders must be aware not only of each other but hikers, who have the right-of-way.

“It’s really up to the user to make good decisions about when to use the trails, depending on what you want,” said Arlinghaus, who utilizes the trails more to brush up on the technical aspects of his riding since going full speed can be dangerous with hikers.

Part of the trails’ appeal is the suburban setting, said Indiana Department of Natural Resources interpretive naturalist Emilie Sweet, who has worked at Fort Harrison State Park since August 2022. Cyclists can pedal through wooded areas with moderately rugged terrain, observe the scenery and still hear traffic on nearby 56th Street, Fall Creek Road and Interstate 465.

“I think it’s probably the urban setting we’re in,” Sweet said. “(The park) is a really nice getaway.”

Although she has worked at the park less than a year, Sweet said the trails seem to be appreciated by cyclists she has talked to.

“Every time I have been on the trails leading hikes or what have you, people are on them biking,” Sweet said.

Fort Harrison State Park has the potential to be even more popular as a trail-riding destination, said Mike Hufhand, who lives on the northeast side and is an avid mountain biker and advocate for mountain bike infrastructure. Hufhand designed the Fort Harrison State Park bike trails and was part of the volunteer crew that did most of the work constructing them, he said. He rides at the park about

once a month but said the experience feels “bittersweet” because “I know what it could be, and we’re not even close.”

The Lawrence Creek and Schoen Creek trails can be combined for a 7.2-mile loop, but that’s not much compared to the nearly 30 miles of trails in Brown County State Park. Much of the Fort Harrison property has been designated as nature preserves, confining the park’s trails to a limited area.

More room to ride is especially important for those who are trying mountain biking for the first time, Hufhand said. He’d also like to see what he called “first-class connectivity,” giving riders safe routes separated from vehicular traffic so they can pedal to the park to enjoy the trails.

“It’s a great park. It has awesome potential,” Hufhand said. “It could be one of the best urban parks in America.”

Cyclists on state park trails must purchase an Off-Road Cycling permit. Cost is $5 per cyclist per visit, or $20 for an annual permit. The permit is not required for the beginners’ loop at Fort Harrison State Park. The cycling permit is separate from park admission.

TACKLE A TRAIL AT FORT HARRISON STATE PARK

You don’t have to drive far to reconnect with nature if you live on the northside.

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Rd, offers 14 miles of trails for hikers, ranging from easy to difficult and featuring a variety of terrain, flora and scenery — all in a setting not far removed from the hustle and bustle of Indianapolis.

“We do have things to see while hiking with us,” said Emilie Sweet, an Indiana Department of Natural Resources interpretive naturalist who leads group hikes at the park. Each of Fort Harrison State Park’s six trails has distinctive features:

• Lawrence Creek Trail, at 4.2 miles, the park’s longest trail and rated difficult, winds through upland woods and ravines. Parts of it remain wet all summer, making for heavy wildflower growth. Lawrence Creek Trail is shared by hikers and bikers. It is, according to users of AllTrails.com, the best place to hike in the park.

• Schoen Creek Trail, another rated as difficult, is 3 miles and also is shared with bicycle riders. A mowed trail cuts through wetland and prairie grasses. Schoen Creek Trail, according to Sweet, has many twists and turns.

• Fall Creek Trail, 1 mile, and Camp Creek Trail, 2 miles,

are rated as moderate. Fall Creek Trail follows lowlands along Fall Creek before heading uphill as it nears Duck Pond. It features manmade wooden steps and observation decks. Fall Creek Trail is, according to the DNR, good for birding, fishing access, and wildflower and tree identification. Camp Creek Trail passes an old army rubble pile and includes scenic vistas from the bluffs of Camp Creek valley.

• For easier hikes, Harrison Trace Trail is 3.2 miles of asphalt-surface trail for walkers, cyclists and joggers. The easiest route to Duck Pond, it is hilly, and much of it is tree-covered. The Tree ID Trail is 1 mile of mowed grass that features signs that help hikers identify trees along the route.

“We do have a decent little mix of trails,” said Sweet, who has worked at Fort Harrison State Park since August 2022.

Fall Creek, Camp Creek and Harrison Trace are the most heavily traveled, especially on weekends, Sweet said. Hikers seeking solitude should visit on weekdays. Those who want a more social experience can take part in a group hike. Schedules are available in flyers at the park; on the park’s website, in.gov/dnr/state-parks/ parks-lakes/fort-harrison-state-park; and on social media, including the park’s Facebook page.

ON THE COVER: Fort Harrison State Park offers several trails for bikers. (Photo by Adam Seif)

A biker takes advantage of a beautiful day at Fort Harrison State Park. (Photo by Adam Seif)

JRNY Counseling helps athletes in need

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Noblesville-based JRNY Counseling is doing its part to help athletes struggling with mental health.

SPORTS

Hall of Fame Health, which was created by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020 to address health care issues for former players, approached JRNY Counseling in 2022 to discuss a partnership with an initiative on behavioral health.

JRNY, which is pronounced “journey,” is co-owned by Indianapolis resident Melanie Short and Noblesville resident Holly Homan. Short said Hall of Fame Health was looking for providers in areas where there are NFL teams. Short and Homan opened their business in June 2017.

“They were looking for providers to be able to provide services to people who call their concierge service,” Short said. “They want providers who are vetted in a network so that they know that they’re making re-

ferrals to people who would know how to treat the callers. The cool thing about it is that they actually have opened up the concierge line to anybody. It did start out with the initiative to help former NFL players, but it has turned into helping anybody in the general public, which is pretty cool.”

Short said professional athletes, especially men, don’t talk about mental health very much. Short said only recently have pro and college athletes come forward to discuss the mental health struggles they’ve had.

“Which has been huge because it’s allowed others to come forward or at least move forward in getting their own help,” Short said. “What they found is that people are struggling after retirement. People have trauma to their body. They have anxiety,

substance abuse disorders, depression, all kinds of different mental health issues. Some of them have just gone unaddressed for years and years because they just didn’t reach out to get help.”

Short said the concierge line is great because it allows referrals for student-athletes to get help, too.

“We really would love to be able to help people sooner before they’ve struggled for years and years,” Short said.

Short said when athletes take care of their mental health, their performance is better.

“It really impacts somebody overall. Their body feels better, they’re able to have more clarity when they are engaging in their sport,” Short said. “It’s very much linked to better outcomes.” Short said there is so much pressure to perform, even in grade school and high school, that it’s important to deal with any anxiety. The ability to turn that pressure into more of excitement feeling is key.

“When we’re in that space it is so much easier to be able to perform athletically and very well,” Short said.

Short said initiatives such as the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking the Stigma of mental health issues help.

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“It takes a person eight to 10 years to reach out for help,” Short said. “The No. 1 reason people wait so long after they’ve been suffering for eight to 10 years is stigma. They are worried about what their family is going to think, especially if they’re in the public eye. They are worried about what the public is going to think. A decade is a very long time to suffer in silence, so stigma has to be addressed.”

JNSY and Hickory House, a residential treatment program for substance abuse disorders in Greenfield, were the two Indianapolis-area centers Hall of Fame Health contacted.

“We have an intensive outpatient group program for substance use disorders, and we do a lot of individual counseling for a variety of mental health issues, whether it’s substance use disorders or trauma, anxiety, grief and loss,” Short said.

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“The No. 1 reason people wait so long after they’ve been suffering for eight to 10 years is stigma.”

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Hispanic restaurant opens

By Edward Redd edward@youarecurrent.com

Isaac Garcia has been involved with professional cooking since moving to the United States from Mexico more than a decade ago. After working with American food for 14 years, he has opened a restaurant of his own with family members

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Omar Sampayo, Claudia Arellano, Hila Arellano and Manuel Arellano.

Garcia, a Fishers resident, opened the family-owned restaurant Terramar Mariscos y Carnes on Jan 2. The business at 8143 Pendleton Pike in Lawrence has separated itself from similar restaurants by offering Hispanic seafood dishes and steak.

Daniela Sampayo, Garcia’s niece and general manager of the restaurant, said she and her family moved from Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico, in 2009. They have created culturally blended recipes not commonly found in traditional American restaurants.

For first-time customers looking to try a Hispanic seafood dish, Sampayo recommends the filled coconut — a coconut stuffed with cold seafood such as octopus

and shrimp.

For customers looking for a land-based dish, the restaurant specializes in steak dinners as well. Sampayo recommends the 3-pound tomahawk, a steak with mushrooms and onions on top.

The Terramar Mariscos y Carnes operates Monday through Sunday, opening at 11 a.m. with varying closing times. Menu options can be explored at terramarmariscosycarnes.com.

The 3-pound tomahawk is one of the menu items at the newly opened Terramar Mariscos y Carnes in Lawrence. (Photo Courtesy of Daniela Sampoya)

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Taking stock of our lives

Commentary by Terry Anker

Stock prices go up and down based upon a panoply of factors, but a few variables are the most predictive. One, the company is earning more than others like it and there is a pipeline of opportunity that will keep the situation positive. Two, management accurately predicts how the enterprise will do quarter to quarter. When a business begins to underperform, these indicators will drive investor action. The first has a sluggish impact, often taking time for shareholders to recognize the market threat from new technologies or competition and sell off shares of companies experiencing a slow annual decline. But when the corporation misses quarterly earnings expectations, the market can respond harshly with swift authority. It seems that disappointment is more disturbing than the long, hard road to irrelevance. We might find value in imagining the investments we make in our relationships through a similar lens. Take school reunions, for example. We’ve made the investment in these people. Maybe we’ve kept up

and reaped something from the time spent concurrently. So, getting together seems unnecessary. Perhaps we’ve ignored them all since graduation. We’ve fully depreciated all that we once had there. Somewhere between too soon and too far, and there might be some value in reconnecting.

Depending on how we perceive our past and present, we might believe that our stock has gone up. Life, career, family, whatever the metric, has increased. Or it could be that we have begun that inevitable decline into old age and infirmity. At the launch of our productive lives, don’t we all have about the same origin point? What we do is much up to us and to circumstance. But as others see us, what do they observe? How did we hold up? Did our lives beat market expectations, or did we underdeliver on our potential?

Yes to Japan, hard pass on eel

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Friends, I have recently returned from Japan! The trip was part of a 2021 grant to study World War II that I could take only now thanks to dumb COVID-19. I was super excited for the history and culture parts but also anxious about the long flight (I don’t sleep on planes) and potential food situation (I don’t do raw fish). Obviously, your gal rose above. Here’s what happened.

the amazing opportunity I’d been given, I stuffed the complaints and caught up on all the Oscar-nominated films I’d missed except for “The Whale” because there’s no crying on airplanes.

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The Chicago-Tokyo leg was rough, I won’t lie. For starters, my husband Doo tagged along because he suffers from severe FOMO anytime anyone goes anywhere without him, and since he’s over 6-foot tall, he took the aisle seat. This meant I was relegated to the middle for 13 excruciating hours, both directions. I couldn’t stay comfortable or use the bathroom sans two minutes of decamping. Even worse, I had to have the gross chicken as Economy Row 56 means the pasta primavera is no longer available. But, recognizing

But, recognizing the amazing opportunity I’d been given, I stuffed the complaints and caught up on all the Oscar-nominated films I’d missed except for “The Whale” because there’s no crying on airplanes.

– DANIELLE WILSON

The culinary scene proved much better. Most places offered a variety of East Asian dishes, including noodles, dumplings and fried stuff, so I never went hungry. And when we finally stumbled upon Doo’s most magical of magical eateries — a tiny, 10seat hole-in-the-wall sushi joint that served whatever the catch of the day was — I did just fine with rice and soup. Apparently, I do like Japanese food!

Although I still abhor long flights and would hard pass on eel sashimi, I’d go back to Japan in a heartbeat. Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@youarecurrent.com.

Game on — or is it?

Commentary by Dick Wolfsie

I have been lecturing my adult son about playing so many video games. I don’t think he was listening, so next time I’ll wait until he takes his headset off.

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I told him what a waste of time video games are, and how little you benefit intellectually. Plus, it involves absolutely no exercise. I was going to tell him all that, but I played golf all that day because carts were half price.

I have an addiction, as well. Not to golf, not to nicotine, not to prescription drugs, not to Uncle Ralph’s Hard Lemonade -- not even to pickleball (but I am getting close on this one).

I am addicted to Scrabble.

Not Words with Friends. I don’t like that game. It involves friends, which is exactly what I am trying to avoid when I seclude myself in the basement every night for an hour. I also don’t mean the board game that is up in your hall closet wedged between your winter galoshes and the Monopoly game. And I also don’t mean the Scrabble game that you flung in your basement crawl space because you’re missing a J and a V.

I’m addicted to the type of Scrabble that I downloaded on my computer. Oh, it’s the same concept, but in this case, you are playing Noah Webster and someone I assume is his obsessive-compulsive sister, Merriam.

Good luck.

In this game, you can control the difficulty, but with a degree in English, I’ll be

darned if I’ll compete as a novice or beginner. Instead, I check off expert, at which point the computer runs a program that has beaten all but 200 Scrabble players in America. I wonder who these people are and if their wives and children would like them to come up from the basement occasionally to shower.

I realize I’m in over my head. Just before writing this column, I was trounced by the computer. Here were some of the words that beat me: promial, zootier, hewable, zlote, schalene. Every time I make a word that’s worth more than 30 points, a nerdy little figure pops up on the screen and seduces me with adulation: GREAT JOB! EXCELLENT MOVE!

I’m a sucker for this because my 43rd wedding anniversary is coming up and I’ve only heard GREAT JOB maybe six times during our marriage. I can’t remember ever hearing EXCELLENT MOVE! And I’m counting our honeymoon.

My son has become concerned about my obsession. He promised me the other day that if I gave up Scrabble, he’d cut down on his video game playing.

“Just say the word, Dad,” he told me. “Just say the word and video games are history.”

The question is: What is the word? And how many points will I get?

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I’m addicted to the type of Scrabble that I downloaded on my computer. Oh, it’s the same concept, but in this case, you are playing Noah Webster and someone I assume is his obsessive-compulsive sister, Merriam.

– DANIELLE WILSON

CHS grad gets dream role in ‘The Sound of Music’

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Renée La Schiazza figures she started watching “The Sound of Music” on VHS tape when she was about 2 years old.

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The 2012 Carmel High School graduate will play Maria in Civic Theatre’s production of “The Sound of Music,” which runs April 28 to May 13 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“This is my favorite musical of all time,” she said. “It’s a dream role. It introduced me to musical theater and the arts.”

La Schiazza played a nun in the musical as a Clay Middle School sixth-grader.

This is the Carmel resident’s first production with Civic Theatre. It is her first performance since joining the Great American Songbook Foundation staff in February 2018. She is now the director of programs. She was a 2012 Songbook Academy participant and intern with the organization in 2013.

“Like anything, there are some challenges to overcome, but it’s really just a joy to be back in the process and back in the rehearsal room and to be inspired by ev-

eryone else in the cast,” she said.

Carmel resident Kirsten Gunlogson portrays Mother Abbess in her first role with Civic Theatre. She has performed in Rodgers and Hammerstein productions, such as “The King and I” and “Oklahoma.”

“Being new to Civic and being asked to do a show with them, I could not ask for a better production to be involved in,” said Gunlogson, who is an Indiana University graduate. “Most of my younger years I was performing operatic literature and concert music. I did some operettas and some musicial theater. I moved away from Indiana for a long time and moved back here in 2015.”

Gunlogson, a Butler University professor of voice, has performed some concerts and chamber music in the Indianapolis area. She also performs in a chamber trio, which does concerts throughout the U.S.

“It’s wonderful to get to know this company and to learn about the staff and administration,” Gunlogson said. “It’s a wonderful sense of community here. Of course, my favorite part is, I get to work with my daughter. That’s a huge treat for me as well.”

Her daughter Katherine LeFan, a 9-yearold West Clay Elementary third-grader,

plays Marta. This is LeFan’s favorite musical as well.

“It’s kind of what got me into theater,” LeFan said. “It’s a really awesome musical. I really like ‘Do-Re-Mi’ and ‘Climb Every Mountain.’”

Clay Middle School sixth-grader Addie Giesting, who plays Brigitta, said her favorite song is “The Lonely Goatherd” that they sing with Maria.

“My favorite part is I get to lay back on the bed and conduct that part,” the 12-year-old Giesting said.

“The Sound of Music” is one of the first musicals Giesting ever saw.

“My grandma is a big ‘Sound of Music’ fan and travels all across the country to see the show,” Giesting said. “It’s really special to have me in it. She is going to come all the way from Minnesota to see it.”

Giesting performed in Junior Civic’s production of “Frozen Jr” in 2021.

For more, civictheatre.org.

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‘AN AMERICAN IN PARIS’

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THE WALLFLOWERS

The Wallflowers will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘TRUE WEST’

Carmel Community Players’ production of “True West” will run through April 30 at Ivy Tech Hamilton County in Noblesville. For more, visit carmelplayers.org.

‘MR. CONFIDENTIAL’

Actors Theatre of Indiana’s world premiere of “Mr. Confidential” is set for April 28 through May 14 at the Studio Theater at at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit atistage.org.

‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’

Civic Theatre’s production of “The Sound of Music” is set to run from April 28 through May 13 at The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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Amanda McBroom will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 28 and Alexandra Silber at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. For more, visit feinsteinshc.com.

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“Get Happy: Michael Feinstein Celebrates the Judy Garland Centennial” at 8 p.m. April 29 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit thecenterpresents.org.

‘Crimes of the Heart’ set for Theater at the Fort — The Belfry Theatre’s production of “Crimes of the Heart,” a comedy by Beth Henley, will run from April 28 to May 7 at Arts for Lawrence’s Theater at the Fort. The cast includes Brook Hackman and Mickey Masterson from Carmel and Sarah Eberhardt and Ka’Lena Cuevas from Fishers. Others in the cast include Becca Bartle from Westfield and Tanner Brunson from Noblesville.

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From left, Keegan Connor as Louisa, Renée La Schiazza as Maria, Greta Schaefer as Gretl in a rehearsal scene. (Photo courtesy of Joshua Hasty Photography)

Red Barn to present 3 comedies

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

It will be another summer of laughs with the three scheduled shows at Red Barn Summer Theatre.

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“They’re very light. It’s a nice summer selection, and even though they are all comedies, they’re all very different,” Red Barn Theatre Artistic Director Michael Taylor said. “They’re different kinds of comedy. Coming to the show you will see three very different kinds of performances.”

The first show is the English comedy “See How They Run” (June 7-18); the second show is “Boeing Boeing” (June 21-July 1); and the musical will be “Curtains, A Musical Comedy Whodunit” (July 6-16). Performances run Wednesdays through Sundays at the Red Barn Theatre in Frankfort.

Taylor will direct “Boeing Boeing” and “Curtains.”

Taylor, who has been with the company for 25 years, said Red Barn performed “Boeing Boeing” several years ago.

“Since then, the script has been updated,” Taylor said. “It was revised on Broadway, so we’re doing the new Broadway revival version.”

A French farce, “Boeing Boeing” takes place in a 1960s apartment in Paris rented by a swinging American architect, Bernard. He is engaged to three women who he only keeps apart because they are all flight attendants for different airlines. When Bernard’s tight schedule is disrupted, his juggling act turns frantic — and then disastrous.

“See How They Run” tells the rollicking tale of a conservative English bishop whose sedate home is turned upside down by the outlandish actions of an American actor and actress, four men disguised as clergymen and an old maid who has touched alcohol for the first time.

“Curtains” is set in 1959 in the Colonial Theatre in Boston. On opening night, the lead actress falls dead and a fast-talking cop, who just happens to be a musical theater aficionado, is sent to investigate.

Season and single tickets can be purchased at redbarntheatre.net starting May 8.

Farrell relishes role in premiere

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Actors Theatre of Indiana co-founder Don Farrell knows there is a responsibility in portraying a real-life person.

Farrell will play the role of Bob Harrison, who created Confidential magazine, in the world premiere of “Mr. Confidential,” which starts April 28 and runs through May 14 in the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

“It’s a pretty hefty role,” Farrell said. “‘I’ve got a lot of woodshedding to do to get this on to my gray matter, but the music is so much fun. The lyrics are fun, and the story is fun. To be able to roll up my sleeves and start delving into it, it’s really going to be great. I think as an actor, roles that are complex are more interesting. The human condition itself is interesting. We’re all three-dimensional beings and with a lot of history and life experience.”

Farrell said he wants to give heart to his portrayal.

“On the surface, when you read, you might think this might not be the best guy in the world,” Farrell said.

However, Farrell said Harrison built a very successful magazine and provided work for others.

“He was an amazing, interesting guy, and I’m excited to bring him to life on the Studio Theater stage,” he said. “There is a responsibility to not paint them as a two-dimensional character. You want to see all the sides of this person. It’s exciting to find stuff that might not be on the page, but in the rehearsal process you are able to explore.”

Since the reading, Farrell said the production team has written some new scenes, added songs and adapted songs, “(The audience) are going to get all the songs they originally fell in love with, and they are going to get even more in this world premiere,” he said.

Farrell said ATI has created new works before but nothing to this magniture in its 18-year history.

For more, visit atistage.org.

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Soprano embraces new role

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

Soprano Anne Fuchs is quite familiar with “The Magic Flute.”

“I used to sing the role of Papageno in Germany in this opera, so it’s very near to my heart,” Fuchs said. “In the German opera system, you sort of perform a role for a year or two. You’ll just do it again and again and again. So, it’s one of those operas that I know inside and out and deeply, deeply love.”

OPERA Fuchs

The Indianapolis resident will play the role of the First Lady in Indianapolis Opera’s production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” May 5-7 at The Toby Theater at Newfields in Indianapolis.

This is Fuchs’ first performance on the main stage with Indianapolis Opera. She had performed in outreach concerts in the community with the company.

Fuchs, 37, lived in Germany for 2 1/2 years, leaving in 2015.

“This was my first role in Germany, and I had to do all the dialogue within the first

two weeks of setting foot there,” she said. “It’s kind of a crazy story. The manager of a theater asked, ‘Do you know the role of Papageno?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ She said, ‘Great, you go on in two days.’ The only problem was I didn’t know the role. I just knew it was my chance. So, I drove myself crazy over the next 48 hours just learning that role, which is kind of a hard thing to do. I don’t know if Anne in her 30s could now pull that off, but in my 20s I could. I got it together and had to also learn the German dialogue and speak it convincingly and with a good German accent.”

The First Lady is one of the three ladies in service of the evil Queen of the Night.

“This opera is just so incredible because it’s basically about this duality of good and evil,” Fuchs said. “The bad guys seem like good guys, and then the good guys seem like bad guys. It’s just confusing knowing which is which.”

Fuchs also played the role of Pamina in a production in the U.S.

“She is a delightful character as well,” Fuchs said. “She’s pure of heart.”

For more, visit indyopera.org.

Farm beefs up operations

Commentary by Mark LaFay

Indiana may be known to be a pork-producing state, but there is quite a bit of great beef to be found in the Crossroads of America. Look no farther than Howell Farms in Middletown in rural Delaware County.

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The Howell family has been farming the amber waves of grain for nearly 50 years. Their primary focus is corn, soy, wheat, barley and tomatoes, and now with a touch of beef!

Siblings Adam and Aaron Howell took up the family mantle to become the second generation in the Howell family to farm the Indiana countryside. The brothers are also the driving force behind the farm’s relatively new grass-fed beef program.

“We want to be good stewards of the family business and the land that it is based on,” Adam said. “By combining vegetable and grain production, cover cropping and then rotational livestock grazing, we can improve soil health.”

Ultimately, soil health drives the quality of the products they produce.

At present, the Howell’s have 22 head

of cattle that rotate across different pastures each day. The cattle is 100 percent grass-fed and the beef is processed under USDA inspection. Customers can shop their assortment of beef products online at Farmersprovisions.com. The website provides all the current offerings as well as plenty of information about the Howell family, the farm and the beef operation.

Customers are encouraged to shop the beef assortments by the box. Free shipping to 26 states is offered with the purchase of any assortment box. Customers can also shop by the cut and build their own box to have shipped. All current and future shipping destinations can be found on the website.

Customers can expect their product to arrive cold and safe to be put back into the freezer or thawed out to cook immediately. For more, visit farmersprovisions.com.

Mark LaFay is a butcher, certified sommelier and founder of Old Major Market, 4011 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis.

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